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- ↑ SMD Death Notice Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today
- ↑ SMH Obituary
- ↑ William Mogford Hamlet 1850-1931 (Syd, 1995), page 31
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp132
- ↑ Sydney Technical College and former Science Museum
- ↑ McKern, Howard Hamlet Gordon 1917 - 2009 Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ↑ Yesterday's Tomorrows - The Powerhouse Museum and its precursors (Syd, 2005) pp 105
- ↑ Bright Sparcs
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